New Delhi: The Delhi police on Friday (October 9) denied permission to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to hold its planned protest on Saturday (October 10) against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar.“On October 7, 2026, an application from Saurabh Das, Co-Convenor of the Cockroach Janata Party, was received in the New Delhi District. As per the application, an intimation was given regarding a protest to be held at Jantar Mantar on October 10 concerning the accountability of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Upon processing this intimation, it was found that the notice was received at very short notice,” said Joint commissioner of police Nupur Prasad in a press conference on Friday, reported Press Trust of India.“Under current guidelines, an application to organise an event at Jantar Mantar must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date. It is also important to note that, based on the past conduct of the CJP on a separate occasion, undertakings and lawful directions given previously were not followed. In light of the non-compliance with prescribed procedures, the failure to adhere to past legal directions, and the current state of public safety, law and order, and traffic regulation, permission for the proposed protest at Jantar Mantar is hereby denied,” added Prasad.Earlier, in an unprecedented move, the Delhi police had written to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to consider closing entry and exit gates at 57 Metro stations in the national capital from Friday (October 9) night, October 9, reported Hindustan Times.The 57 stations which will be closed include Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi, Mandi House, ITO, Delhi Gate, Khan Market, Supreme Court, Indraprastha, INA, Hauz Khas, Lajpat Nagar, Kashmere Gate, Karol Bagh, Jama Masjid, Vishwavidyalaya, Seelampur, Shahdara and Rohini West.Other stations also include Lok Kalyan Marg, Jor Bagh, Jangpura, Ashram, Jamia Millia Islamia, Okhla Vihar, Civil Lines, GTB Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, Jahangir Puri, Welcome, Yamuna Vihar, Rithala and the INA station on both metro lines.The joint commissioner of Delhi police, transport range has said in a letter to the managing director of DMRC dated October 8 that metro train frequency at the identified stations may also be reduced, citing the likelihood of “unruly crowd movement towards sensitive locations.”Later, the DMRC confirmed the closure of Metro stations.“Due to security reasons, the entry and exit at the following Metro stations will remain closed from 09:00 PM on 9th October, 2026 and continuing on 10th October, 2026 till further notice. However, interchange facility will remain available at all the concerned metro stations except New Delhi metro station,” said DMRC in a post on X.Meanwhile, Indian Railways has cancelled all trains arriving at and departing from New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations for 10 hours on Saturday ahead of the protest, reported Indian Express.Reacting to the development, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke posted on X, “Narendra Modi just made EMERGENCY official.” Later, the CJP leadership reiterated that they will be in Delhi on Saturday.“See you tomorrow,” they said.On Friday, senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi listed before the Supreme Court the issue of trains bound for Delhi being cancelled, the proposed shutdown of metro services and the suspension of internet services in the national capital ahead of the October 10 protests.The petition has been filed before the bench of the Chief Justice of India which is set to to hear it on Friday along with other matters relating to CJP protest held in July. For more updates, follow The Wire’s live blog here.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government has already deployed 23,000 central forces personnel to assist the Delhi police, including five all-women paramilitary companies during the scheduled protest.In what appears to be among the massive security deployments ever during a protest, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has made 221 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces – around 23,000 – available to Delhi Police from October 8 to 12, reported Indian Express.Another report highlighted that the Delhi police have set up dedicated detention centres in all 15 districts while also stitching together 37 blocking points across the New Delhi district, each of them pinned to a specific district or unit.The authorities have also checked hotels and guest houses across Delhi and instructed them not to take in new visitors who appear to be arriving for the protest.The police are also coordinating with cab services such as Ola and Uber to regulate movement towards Lutyens’ Delhi, with cab operators being sensitised about restrictions on roads leading to the New Delhi district, said officials.The government has also advised large social media firms to prioritise action against “unlawful content” related to ongoing protests on the basis of complaints received from authorised bodies, including law enforcement agencies, reported Press Trust of India, citing sources.As per the PTI report, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued an advisory to social media platforms on Thursday (October 8), expressing concern over the online circulation of certain information related to the ongoing protests that is “false, misleading, manipulated or presented out of context.”This report will be updated as it is a developing story.